Red yeast rice with adequate monacolin K reduces LDL cholesterol by 15–25%.
Claim:
Red yeast rice lowers cholesterol levels in humans.
HARDLY BS
Health
Medical claims, wellness fads, and what the evidence actually supports.
Prevotella copri is listed as Risk Group 1, unlikely to cause human disease.
Claim:
The bacterium Prevotella copri is classified as a pathogen.
TOTAL BS
Regulatory-approved cosmetic ingredient doses are set far below known harm thresholds.
Claim:
Common cosmetic ingredients, when used at regulatory-approved doses, are toxic to human health.
TOTAL BS
No rigorous trials show diet alone reverses CAD better than statins.
Claim:
Dietary intervention is more effective than medication at reversing coronary artery disease.
MOSTLY BS
When calories are equal, cutting carbohydrates does not increase fat loss.
Claim:
Eliminating carbohydrates from the diet causes fat loss regardless of total caloric intake.
TOTAL BS
Insulin-resistant people can still lose body fat with calorie deficits and exercise.
Claim:
Insulin resistance prevents fat loss in humans.
MOSTLY BS
Chronic cortisol elevation with insulin promotes fat storage and reduces lipolysis.
Claim:
Elevated cortisol levels do not directly prevent fat loss in humans.
MOSTLY BS
High saturated fat intake raises LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular disease risk.
Claim:
Saturated fat consumption is harmful to human health.
HARDLY BS
As of early April 2026, no sustained human-to-human H5N1 transmission was detected.
Claim:
As of April 3, 2026, H5N1 avian influenza has achieved sustained human-to-human transmission.
TOTAL BS
Vitamin D testing is widely overused, with many tests lacking guideline indications.
Claim:
Vitamin D deficiency is widely overdiagnosed in clinical practice.
SOME BS
Long-term levothyroxine risks mainly occur with overtreatment and suppressed TSH.
Claim:
Long-term use of levothyroxine is associated with adverse health effects.
SOME BS
Human evidence for taurine’s mood benefits is limited to one small psychosis add-on trial.
Claim:
Taurine supplementation supports mood and emotional health in humans.
MOSTLY BS
Radiologists often fail to spot deepfake X-rays, yet diagnostic accuracy remains similar.
Claim:
AI-generated deepfake X-ray images are sufficiently realistic to cause radiologists to make incorrect diagnoses.
SOME BS
MTHFR C677T can correlate with higher inflammation markers, while A1298C may not.
Claim:
Variants in the MTHFR gene are associated with increased inflammation in humans.
SOME BS
Glutathione enables detoxification by conjugating xenobiotics for excretion.
Claim:
Glutathione supports detoxification processes in the human body.
NOT BS
Major medical evidence warns carnivore diets risk deficiencies, high LDL, cardiovascular harm.
Claim:
The carnivore diet (an all-animal-product diet excluding plant foods) is beneficial to human health.
MOSTLY BS
Evidence linking atrial fibrillation to reduced glymphatic brain clearance remains limited and uncertain.
Claim:
Atrial fibrillation reduces glymphatic flow in the brain, impairing the clearance of waste metabolites.
SOME BS
Age-related skeletal muscle decline is multifactorial, with denervation a dominant driver.
Claim:
Mitochondrial dysfunction is the primary cause of age-related decline in skeletal muscle.
MOSTLY BS
Mindset shapes behavior cues that influence how others perceive and respond.
Claim:
A person's mindset influences how other people respond to them.
HARDLY BS
BPC-157 and TB-500 are not FDA-approved, and human evidence remains limited.
Claim:
BPC-157 and TB-500 peptide supplements are FDA-approved and have been scientifically proven to heal injuries and slow aging in humans.
TOTAL BS
No checks match that verdict.